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Ramsey to hold final WW1 commemoration

Sat, 07 Sep 2019

Ramsey will hold its final commemoration for the fallen of WW1 next week.

 

The event will take place at 6.15pm on 11 September at the War Memorial in Parliament Street, Ramsey.

 

Chairman of Ramsey Town Commissioners, Andy Cowie, accompanied by the Chairman of the Ramsey Branch of the Royal British Legion, Colin Douglas, will place a cross in memory of Private Philip Henry Perry, who died 10 months after the war ended.

A short memorial service will be led by Reverend Bryan Yardy and will be attended by his Excellency the Lieutenant Governor Sir Richard Gozney.

 

Members of the public are asked to be in place by 6.05pm.

 

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